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Forming Concepts — Unit test

Question 8 • FL-1700370-Critical Thinking and Study Skills

Which learning process occurs when organisms are able to distinguish between various similar stimuli and respond only to certain ones?

Answer
A
acquisition
B
discrimination
C
extinction
D
generalization

Explanation

Discrimination is learning to distinguish between similar stimuli and respond differently to them. For example, an organism may learn to respond to one particular tone but not to a similar tone. Generalization is the opposite: responding similarly to stimuli that resemble one another.

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